Texas to Arizona
Distance from El Paso to Tucson
Straight-line distance
261.0mi
El Paso, TX and Tucson, AZ are 261.0 miles (420.0 km) apart in a straight line. From El Paso, the shortest path starts out heading W (276°).
- kilometers
- 420.0
- nautical miles
- 226.8
- heading from El Paso
- 276° W
- heading from Tucson
- 93° E
Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders
How far El Paso is from Tucson
The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of El Paso and Tucson is 261.0 miles, 420.0 km or 226.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 261.0 miles, practically the same at this range.
Measurements
- Miles
- 261.0
- Kilometers
- 420.0
- Nautical miles
- 226.8
- Bearing from El Paso
- 275.8° W
- Bearing arriving at Tucson
- 273.5°
- Bearing from Tucson
- 93.5° E
Halfway between El Paso and Tucson
The great-circle midpoint is at 32.019733, -108.647254 (32°01'11.04"N 108°38'50.11"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Lordsburg, NM, with 2,203 residents, 22.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.
Time zones and daylight
El Paso uses America/Denver and Tucson uses America/Phoenix. In January Tucson is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time. On June 21, El Paso gets 14 h 14 min of daylight and Tucson 14 h 16 min; on December 21, 10 h 04 min and 10 h 03 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.
Population compared
El Paso has 1.2 times the population of Tucson. From July 2020 to July 2024, El Paso changed by +0.3% and Tucson by +2.1%. The trip crosses from Texas into Arizona.
- 01El Paso, TX681,723 (+0.3%)
- 02Tucson, AZ554,013 (+2.1%)
Questions people ask
How far is El Paso from Tucson?
261.0 miles, 420.0 km or 226.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.
Which direction is Tucson from El Paso?
W. The great-circle path leaves El Paso on a bearing of 275.8° and arrives at Tucson on 273.5°. The return trip starts on 93.5°.
What is halfway between El Paso and Tucson?
The midpoint is at 32.019733, -108.647254. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Lordsburg, NM, 22.6 miles from it.
Is there a time difference between El Paso and Tucson?
El Paso uses America/Denver and Tucson uses America/Phoenix. In January Tucson is the same clock time, and in July 1 hour behind, because only one of them observes daylight saving time.
Which is bigger, El Paso or Tucson?
El Paso, with 681,723 residents in July 2024 against 554,013 for Tucson, 1.2 times as many.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.
- 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
- 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.